Kno
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Kno, Inc. is a software company in Silicon Valley that sells into the education market.[1] The company is working with major academic publishers including McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Pearson, and Cengage Learning to make their textbooks available to Kno users.[2]
[edit] History
Kno was founded in May 2009 by Babur Habib and Osman Rashid.[3] Kno's largest investor is venture capitalist and Netscape creator Marc Andreessen.[4] The Company first announced a line of tablet computers at the D: All Things Digital conference in June 2010.[5] In April 2011, the Company announced that it had licensed its hardware design to Intel and would focus on developing software "to make learning engaging, effective, and social for students."[6]
[edit] Products and Services
[edit] Digital Textbook Catalog
Kno has reported that McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Pearson, and Cengage Learning will be making their textbooks available for the Company's beta program.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Intel Capital, Condé Nast Owner Invest $30 Million in Kno; Intel Licenses Student Tablet Hardware Design". AllThingsD. http://kara.allthingsd.com/20110407/intel-capital-conde-nast-ownerinvest-30-million-in-student-tablet-start-up-kno-intel-takes-over-hardware-biz/. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ "Kno Creates 14-inch Tablet for Students". Wired Magazine. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/09/kno-single-screen-tablet/. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ "Kno: Andreessen Horowitz, others invest $46M in digital textbook startup". San Jose Mercury News. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16021119?nclick_check=1. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ "Kno Wants a Slice of Apple". Time Magazine. 2010-11-11. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1877020_1877030_2030923,00.html. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ Helft, Miguel (2010-06-10). "A Tablet to Let Students Replace Notebooks and Textbooks". New York Times. http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/a-tablet-to-let-students-replace-notebooks-and-textbooks. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ "Intel Capital, Advance Publications, Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, FLOODGATE and SV Angels Invest $30 Million In Kno". Press release. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110408005601/en/Intel-Capital-Advance-Publications-Andreessen-Horowitz-Capital. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ "Kno tablet touted as next-gen textbook". Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/0928/Kno-tablet-touted-as-next-gen-textbook. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
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